After Being Protested By Local Residents, Wagub Riza Said Visitors To Tebet Eco Park Would Be Restricted

Deputy Governor of DKI Jakarta Riza Patria/VOI -Diah Ayu

JAKARTA - DKI Deputy Governor Ahmad Riza Patria said the DKI Provincial Government would limit the number of visitors to the Tebet Eco Park. This restriction was carried out after complaints from local residents due to the chaos of the park in South Jakarta.

The plan is that people who will enter the Tebet Eco Park must first be registered in the application system used by officers before entering the park area.

"In the future, we are evaluating and we will arrange it better. Maybe, if we go there, we propose to use an application so that the number can be regulated and limited," said Riza at DKI Jakarta City Hall, Wednesday, June 15.

One of the things that the residents of Tebet have a problem with is the proliferation of illegal parking on sidewalks and roads around the Tebet Eco Park. Therefore, the DKI Provincial Government will increase the official parking capacity for visitors.

In addition to parking problems, the presence of unlicensed street vendors (PKL) in residential areas around Tebet Eco is also a problem. The solution, Riza said, the DKI Provincial Government will also provide stalls for MSMEs to sell.

Given, the rise of illegal parking and street vendors has become a complaint of residents because it causes congestion and chaos in the midst of a large number of visitors.

"MSMEs will be prepared, where parking is also available. However, it is a bit further away. So, it is no longer allowed to park on the side of the road, selling on sidewalks which are already good for residents," he said.

As is known, a resident named Ricky Siahaan who claims to be a resident of Tebet complained about the condition of the Tebet Eco Park which was detrimental to local residents because it was disorderly and chaotic. caused by Tebet Eco Park," said Ricky Siahaan on his Instagram account rickysiahaan.

In his Instagram account, Ricky Siahaan views that the DKI Provincial Government is not mature in planning parking infrastructure to MSME stalls in revitalizing the park. So, what happened was that illegal parking attendants and street vendors selling without a permit became rampant.

"Illegal parking attendants who come out of nowhere have turned a road that was previously not allowed to park into a public parking lot. As a result, the roads are jammed every day. It's worst during weekends and holidays," said Ricky Siahaan. in front of people's houses. Due to the large number of merchandise, garbage is a daily problem for local residents," he continued.

After the protests, the DKI Jakarta Provincial Government has decided to temporarily close the Tebet Eco Park for the next two weeks until the end of June.